2017-08-18

Here’s a somewhat silly idea that has been bouncing around in my head for a few
years.
It’s a new temperature scale.
Not aware of anyone else having this idea,
but it must have been thought of before, no?
Perhaps with a different name.

2016-07-11

Whew! Just finished the first part of a new ebook on software engineering that I've been writing in my spare time. It shares its title with this post. I'm feeling relieved but also a bit frustrated at the state of tools and incompatibilities among e-readers.

2015-11-16

If you've been around for a while, the time will eventually come when a company you work for is in unfortunate shape and will need to "downsize." Having witnessed this at a client of mine this week, I've noticed a pattern and a few warning signs you may find useful…

2013-12-21

Hard to believe this was as hard as it was. Just needed to move a video to my iPad for family viewing... should be simple, no? Only problem is that the last computer we have here with iTunes on it died several months back. Zero desire to get Windows or iTunes running again, unfortunately.

2013-07-04

Our focus today is on US Government surveillance. What does the Constitution have to say on the subject?

Amendment IV.

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause,
supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place
to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

2012-11-06

After googling the subject for hours and getting nowhere I decided to turn to the #django channel on freenode. If you'd like to enforce a minimum password strength in the Django Admin app you're in the right place.

2012-08-15

I needed a "sticky div" on a website I've been working on. In other words a block that sticks to the top of the window when the page is scrolled down, so that it will remain visible at all times. Unfortunately, all the examples I found required jQuery. Scouring the 'net I found nothing in pure javascript...

2012-06-10

Being a little too smart for their own good, geeks often find themselves correcting others in a pedantic manner. Unfortunately and unwittingly, we build walls between ourselves and others when we focus on unimportant details in this way. Over the years, through trial and error I've learned to avoid this more often than not, but it is something I need to work at and keep mindful about.